And they were enemies; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew... The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Side 578redigeret af - 1816Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 572 sider
...licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; bnt two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies : they met beside The dying embers of an nltar-place Where had been hcap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering... | |
| 1872 - 514 sider
...cry, licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famished by degrees. But two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...The dying embers of an altar-place, Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage. They raked up, And, shivering, scraped with their... | |
| Charles Hartley - 1872 - 372 sider
...licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famished by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their... | |
| 1872 - 660 sider
...cry, licking the hand Which answered not with a caress, he died. The crowd was famished by degrees : but two Of an enormous city did survive; And they...The dying embers of an altar-place, Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage : they raked up, And, shivering, scraped with their... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1872 - 776 sider
...holy things And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton handii For an unholy usage ; they raked up, The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Which was a mockery ; then they lifted up Even of their mutual... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1873 - 380 sider
...licking the hand Which auswer'd not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an e.normous city did survive, And they...of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which was a mockery... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1873 - 614 sider
...licking the hand "Which answered not with a caress — he died. 4. The crowd was famished by degrees. But two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...The dying embers of an altar-place, "Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage. They raked up, And, shivering, scraped with their... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1873 - 496 sider
...city did survive, And they were enemies : they met beside The dying embers of an altar place Wliere had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy...up And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hand* The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame / "Whichwas... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1874 - 568 sider
...cry, licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress— he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...made a flame Which was a mockery ; then they lifted np Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects — saw, and shriek'd, and died —... | |
| Worthy Putnam - 1874 - 424 sider
...And they were enemies ; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place, Where had been heaped a mass of holy things, For an unholy usage ; they raked...feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame, Whicn was a mockery ; then they lifted Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects... | |
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